Or- you could slip a toilet-paper roll tube over the plant and then the
bloom stalk will stretch toward the light.
Theresa
Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:
>Perhaps that is my problem. I put the bulb next to the front door lights so
>it would get lots of sun. I'll move them a bit away from the light to see
>if it might still stretch a bit. They are blooming within the foliage and
>you are right, it is not a pretty display. The fragrance is still nice,
>though.
>
>Thanks so much for the tip!
>
>Blessings,
>Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [mailto:owner-gardenchat@hort.net] On Behalf
>Of Betsy Kelson
>Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 10:08 AM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] A great trip
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 7:38 AM
>Subject: RE: [CHAT] A great trip
>
>
>
>
>>Betsy, it really is a boost to have a fragrant bloomer in the house.
>>Two buds on my hyacinth opened at the bottom and started emitting
>>their
>>
>>
>perfume
>
>
>>this morning!!! My outdoor hyacinths are usually fully up before any
>>of
>>
>>
>the
>
>
>>blooms on the stalk open up. Do they react differently when grown
>>
>>
>indoors?
>
>
>>(It's a lovely blue variety.)
>>
>>
>>
>*****************************
>
>The hyacinths must react differently. Mine started with only a few flowers
>open and then within a few days the whole thing was blooming. I have
>struggled to get hyacinths to bloom nicely. Often times when I have forced
>them, the flowers do not come up above the foliage. NOT a pretty display.
>But this year, with a little more darkness to induce stretching, the flower
>made it above the foliage. I think it is time to start bring the tuplips and
>adaffodils up from the basement and get them going.
>
>betsy
>3 degrees and 2" of snow hoo hooo
>
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